| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Stough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Price (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Payne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Gage (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jon Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Vasser (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Scranton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Jon Price inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Clemson | Eric Gardner connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Gage | 29-27 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Jeremy Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Harold Stough gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:57 | NC State | James Payne clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Chris Vasser - foul #2 on Chris Vasser, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:57 | NC State | James Payne misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:57 | NC State | James Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Chris Vasser makes the wide open jumper from the right side | 29-29 |
| 18:15 | NC State | Jon Price blocks the jumper by Charles Hamilton | 29-29 |
| 18:13 | Clemson | Eric Gardner pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:57 | Clemson | Chris Vasser blows the wide open layup | 29-29 |
| 17:56 | Clemson | Bryan Gage grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:40 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 17:39 | NC State | James Payne grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Jeremy Price hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Hamilton | 32-29 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | James Payne denies the turnaround by Gregory Scranton | 32-29 |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Bryan Gage grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:31 | Clemson | Eric Gardner can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 16:29 | NC State | Peter Ward pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Jon Price takes the ball from Harold Stough | 32-29 |
| 15:47 | Clemson | The short jumper by Chris Vasser is denied by James Payne | 32-29 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Peter Ward snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Stough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Price (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Payne (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Gage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jon Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Vasser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Scranton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | NC State | Harold Stough misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 15:30 | Clemson | Jon Price snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 15:05 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 15:03 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Harold Stough snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 14:43 | NC State | James Payne misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Chris Vasser grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:17 | Clemson | Bryan Gage is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Martinez (SF), Salvador Perez (PF), James Gibson (C) Jeremy Price, James Payne, Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (PG), James Curtiss (SF) Eric Gardner, Jon Price | |
| 13:55 | NC State | Salvador Perez lays it in | 34-29 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Gibson - foul #2 on James Gibson, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:44 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:28 | NC State | James Gibson lays it up and in set up by Salvador Perez | 36-31 |
| 13:01 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 36-31 |
| 13:00 | NC State | James Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:40 | NC State | Harold Stough misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Golembeski - foul #1 on Ivan Golembeski, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Gardner (PG) Bryan Gage | |
| 12:40 | NC State | Harold Stough makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:40 | NC State | Harold Stough misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:40 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 12:21 | Clemson | Chris Vasser is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeremy Price (SF), Peter Ward (C) Harold Stough, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jon Price (C) Gregory Scranton | |
| 12:04 | NC State | Jeremy Price makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Ward | 40-31 |
| 11:35 | Clemson | Eric Gardner misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 11:33 | NC State | Salvador Perez pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Hamilton (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremy Price (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Salvador Perez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Golembeski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Curtiss (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Vasser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | NC State | Charles Hamilton buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Price | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Salvador Perez takes the ball from Eric Gardner | 43-31 |
| 10:48 | NC State | Peter Ward misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 10:46 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Perez | 43-31 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Arturo Martinez hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Ward | 45-31 |
| 10:13 | Clemson | James Curtiss knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Ivan Golembeski | 45-33 |
| 09:47 | NC State | Charles Hamilton misses short on a floater from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 09:45 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Eric Gardner connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on Peter Ward - foul #2 on Peter Ward, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Stough (SG), James Payne (PF), James Gibson (C) Arturo Martinez, Salvador Perez, Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryan Gage (SG), Gregory Scranton (C) Ivan Golembeski, James Curtiss | |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Eric Gardner makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Harold Stough clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 09:16 | NC State | James Payne gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 09:04 | NC State | James Gibson drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jeremy Price | 47-36 |
| 08:44 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton is hacked by James Gibson - foul #3 on James Gibson, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Martinez (SF) Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:29 | Clemson | James Payne steps in front of the Eric Gardner pass | 47-36 |
| 08:15 | NC State | James Gibson blows the layup but the foul's on Gregory Scranton - foul #3 on Gregory Scranton, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski (PG) Eric Gardner | |
| 08:15 | NC State | James Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 08:15 | NC State | James Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 07:50 | Clemson | Chris Vasser double dribbles | 49-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Ward (C) James Gibson | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Curtiss (SF) Chris Vasser | |
| 07:31 | NC State | Jon Price is called for the reach on James Payne - foul #2 on Jon Price, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (PG) Jeremy Price | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Hamilton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Stough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Payne (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ivan Golembeski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Bryan Gage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Curtiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Scranton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | NC State | Harold Stough buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Hamilton | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:52 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Hamilton - foul #2 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| 06:52 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 06:52 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 06:52 | NC State | Peter Ward snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Arturo Martinez scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Payne | 55-37 |
| 06:37 | Clemson | Bryan Gage splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-37 |
| 06:36 | NC State | James Payne grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 06:12 | NC State | James Curtiss steals the ball from James Payne | 55-37 |
| 05:54 | Clemson | James Payne is called for the reach on Jon Price - foul #1 on James Payne, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeremy Price (SF), Salvador Perez (PF) Arturo Martinez, James Payne | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chris Vasser (PF) Jon Price | |
| 05:49 | Clemson | Bryan Gage shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-37 |
| 05:48 | NC State | Charles Hamilton grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 05:25 | NC State | Peter Ward comes up short on the runner from close range | 55-37 |
| 05:24 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Bryan Gage is fouled on the floor by Salvador Perez - foul #2 on Salvador Perez, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Arturo Martinez (SF) Charles Hamilton | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Gardner (PG) Bryan Gage | |
| 04:56 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski buries a shot from close range | 55-39 |
| 04:32 | NC State | Harold Stough clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 04:31 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 04:26 | Clemson | Salvador Perez denies the turnaround by Eric Gardner | 55-39 |
| 04:24 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski tips it but misses | 55-39 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Peter Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Salvador Perez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Vasser - foul #3 on Chris Vasser, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| Subs | NC State | James Gibson (C) Peter Ward | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryan Gage (SG) Eric Gardner | |
| 03:54 | NC State | Salvador Perez misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Salvador Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Clemson | Bryan Gage evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 03:40 | NC State | James Gibson pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Arturo Martinez misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Curtiss - foul #4 on James Curtiss, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (PG), James Payne (PF) Jeremy Price, Salvador Perez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jon Price (PF) Chris Vasser | |
| 03:15 | NC State | Arturo Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Arturo Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Charles Hamilton (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Stough (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Payne (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Ivan Golembeski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SG - Bryan Gage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Curtiss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jon Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Scranton (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski is fouled on the floor by Charles Hamilton - foul #3 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| 03:04 | Clemson | Ivan Golembeski misses the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 03:04 | NC State | James Payne pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 02:45 | NC State | Arturo Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Peter Ward (C) James Gibson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:32 | Clemson | Harold Stough is called for the reach on Jon Price - foul #3 on Harold Stough, team foul #8 | 58-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeremy Price (SF) Arturo Martinez | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:32 | Clemson | Jon Price makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 02:32 | Clemson | Jon Price makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Jeremy Price misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 02:03 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Bryan Gage | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Clemson | Bryan Gage evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | Gregory Scranton tips it back up and in | 58-43 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Peter Ward misses the dunk but he's fouled by Gregory Scranton - foul #4 on Gregory Scranton, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Chris Vasser (PF) Jon Price | |
| 01:17 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 01:02 | Clemson | James Curtiss misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-43 |
| 01:01 | Clemson | Bryan Gage tips it but misses | 60-43 |
| 01:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Peter Ward | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | NC State | Charles Hamilton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Ward and he's fouled by Chris Vasser - foul #4 on Chris Vasser, team foul #8 | 62-43 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Charles Hamilton misses the free throw | 62-43 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Gregory Scranton | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Clemson | Chris Vasser lays it in | 62-45 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Charles Hamilton runs out the clock | 62-45 |